Toledo police promote 9, including K-9 officer

Dog is youngest to become a sergeant

Toledo police Sgt. Joseph Taylor, his wife Amie, and Sgt. Joker attend a ceremony in which both sergeants were promoted.

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Toledo police Sgt. Joseph Taylor, his wife Amie, and Sgt. Joker attend a ceremony in which both sergeants were promoted.

The cutest and furriest of the bunch promoted Friday laid a big wet kiss on the police chief.

“That’s the first time the chief of police has ever been kissed during a promotional ceremony,” Deputy Chief George Kral said.

He was talking about K-9 Officer Joker, who was given a set of sergeant’s stripes on Friday when his handler, Joseph Taylor, was promoted from officer to sergeant.

The 2-year-old dog is the youngest member of the Toledo Police Department to achieve the rank of sergeant.

Eight others were promoted during the ceremony in Toledo City Council chambers: promoted from lieutenant to captain were Ronald Frederick and Cheryl Hunt; promoted from sergeant to lieutenant were Jessica Meyer and Kevin Braun; and promoted from officer to sergeant were John Noonan, William Windnagle, Reuben Jurva, and Allana Whatmore.